This Summer: Kids & Teens Eat Free at 45 South Seattle Locations

Many families depend on lunch and breakfast provided by schools, making the summer months a struggle. Flickr Photo/USDAgov (CC-BY-NC-ND)

Good nutrition is essential for effective learning every day, all year long. And just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does the need for good nutrition. Which is why thousands of Seattle children ages 1 through 18 will enjoy free breakfasts and lunches this summer through the Seattle Human Services Department’s Summer Food Service Program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded program, formerly known as “Summer Sack Lunch,” is open to children at qualifying sites. From June 28 through August 25, the meals will be served at approximately 100 sites across the city—including 45 throughout South Seattle (see list below). The goal of the program is to keep low-income kids from going hungry while not at school.

There are 45 South Seattle locations participating in the Summer Meals program:

Aki Kurose Middle School (3928 S Graham Street, Seattle, WA 98118)
Beacon Hill Elementary (2025 14th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144)
Beacon Hill Playground (1902 13th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144)
Beer Sheva Park (8650 55th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Brighton Playground (6000 39th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Cascade View Community Park (14211 37th Ave S, Tukwila, WA 98168)
Cleveland High School (5511 15th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108)
East African Community Services (7050 32nd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Emerson Elementary (9709 60th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Ethiopia Community Services (8323 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Georgetown Playfield (750 S Homer Street, Seattle, WA 98108)
Graham Hill Elementary (5149 S Graham Street, Seattle, WA 98118)
Hawthorne Elementary (4100 39th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Holly Park Church (4308 S Othello Street, Seattle, WA 98118)
Jefferson Community Center (3801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108)
John Muir Elementary (3301 S Horton Street, Seattle, WA 98144)
Kimball Elementary (3200 23rd Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144)
Lakeridge Playground (10145 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98178)
Lakewood Playground (5013 S Angeline Street, Seattle, WA 98118)
LIHI – Martin Court (6188 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA Seattle, WA 98108)
Maple Elementary (4925 Corson Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108)
Maplewood Playground (4801 Corson Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108)
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary (6725 45th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Mercer Middle School (1600 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108)
Mercy Othello Plaza (6940 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Othello Playground (4351 S Othello Street, Seattle, WA 98118)
Rainier Beach Community Center (8825 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Rainier Beach High School (8815 Seward Park Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Rainier Community Center (4600 38th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club (4520 Martin Luther King Jr Way S, Seattle, WA 98108)
South Lake High School (8601 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
South Shore Elementary (4800 S Henderson Street, Seattle, WA 98118)
St. Michael & St. Giorgis Church (6718 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S, Seattle, WA 98118)
THS – Central Youth and Family Services (1901 Martin Luther King Jr. Way S, Seattle, WA 98144)
Tukwila Community Center (12424 42nd Ave S, Tukwila, WA Seattle, WA 98168)
UGM Seattle Chinese Alliance (2803 S Orcas Street, Seattle, WA 98108)
UGM Seattle Chinese Baptist (5801 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108)
Urban Impact @ Emerald City Commons (7700 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Urban Impact @ Rainier Avenue Church (5900 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Van Asselt Community Center (2820 S Myrtle Street, Seattle, WA 98108)
Van Asselt Elementary (8311 Beacon Ave S, Seattle, WA 98118)
Voices of Tomorrow (10206 51st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98178)
Wing Luke Elementary (3701 S Kenyon Street, Seattle, WA 98118)
Dunlap Elementary (4525 S Cloverdale Street, Seattle, WA 98118)
Franklin High School (3013 S Mount Baker Blvd, Seattle, WA 98144)
YWCA @ Willows (3800 S Myrtle Street, Seattle, WA 98188)